Put your feet on the Cloud — AWS

Sat Dec 4, 2021

AWS or Amazon Web Services is a cloud service provider that offers on-demand delivery of IT resources such as compute, databases, storage, and many others via the Internet with pay-as-you-go pricing.AWS’s immense capabilities have allowed it to become the preeminent cloud computing provider.

History of AWS

Global Reach

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The AWS Global Cloud Infrastructure is the most secure, extensive, and reliable cloud platform, offering over 200 fully-featured services from data centre's globally.AWS has 25 regions each with multiple Availability Zones (AZ’s). As of 2021, they have a total of 81 Availability Zones that serve almost 245 countries.Services provided by AWSEvery service provided by AWS is categorised under a domain. Few domains which are widely used are:

Compute
Storage
Database
Migration
Network and Content Delivery
Management Tools
Security & Identity Compliance
Messaging

Main Benefits of using AWS

Scalable: Forget about guesswork or scientific analysis to identify your infrastructure needs. You can leverage auto-scaling to build a self-managing infrastructure aligned closely to the actual need based on traffic/resources utilisation.
Cost-Effective: You need to pay only for what you use with no long-term contracts or up-front commitments. They offer cheap prices as opposed to other on-premises solutions which can be very expensive.
Secure: AWS utilises an end-to-end approach to secure and harden its infrastructure, including physical, operational, and software measures.
Ease to Use: AWS is simple to use because the platform was created with quick and secure access. They have also provided documentation, and video tutorials to assist you in using their services.
Reliable: AWS provides high availability, durability, and proper functioning of products, services, etc for the period of time that is required.

How to get started with AWS?

AWS has many ways by which you can get the benefits. for eg. AWS Console, AWS Command Line Interface, AWS SDK, etc. Here the most beginner-friendly method will be AWS Console.First, we need to create an account.Steps for creating an account:

Open your browser and go to AWS Homepage.
Click on Create an AWS Account.
Enter your Email, Account name and choose a strong password. Click on Continue.

Choose your interest in creating an account, Personal or Professional, and Enter your contact details, Address, etc.

Now, AWS requires a billing account so you need to provide a credit or debit card. They will deduct INR 2 for verification and it will be credited again to your bank account within 3–5 days.

Tip: You can create a virtual debit card using the Airtel Thanks app and use that for adding the card for payment.

Verify your identity via OTP or Call.a. Choose your country or region code from the list.b. Enter a phone number where you can be reached in the next few minutes.c. Enter the code displayed in the CAPTCHA and then submit.d. In a few moments, an automated system contacts you.e. Enter the PIN you receive and then choose Continue.
After verification, you need to choose your plan as per your need. After you choose a Support plan, a confirmation page indicates that your account is being activated. Accounts are usually activated within a few minutes, but the process might take up to 24 hours.

Tip: If you are a student you are recommended to use a Basic Plan else you can get more details on Support Plans on the AWS Support Page.

Now your account will be created and you can sign in to your account.

Hurraaaayyy!!! Now you are ready to start exploring the world of the cloud.

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Put your feet on the Cloud — AWS

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